Completed Das Boot
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Briggsy
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Just caught up on this as it started before I joined, really impressive work on such huge figures (mine are all 1/35th). Will continue to watch with great interest.
Cheers Simon
Cheers Simon
Hi Ski
Welcome back , glad you had a good break ....nice start on the Lt , like the way you do the flesh
Keep at this it's going to come together quickly now !
Look forward to seeing more on this
Have FUN @ the bench
Nap
Welcome back , glad you had a good break ....nice start on the Lt , like the way you do the flesh
Keep at this it's going to come together quickly now !
Look forward to seeing more on this
Have FUN @ the bench
Nap
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Lol, no pressure, right? HA! I'm intending to knock this out in a timely fashion, before the snow flies. Thanks for the kind words, Mario.im curious for the final result and think it's gonna take
a while,keep it upMario
Thanks for following along, Simon!
Thanks, Brother!
Thanks, Kevin. I had some saw dust that just had to fly, lol. Back at, more coming soon.
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Well, Mario, not in my neck of the woods, but I do understand your point. Up here in the NE WA territory we spend all winter wishing for summer just to spend all summer preparing for winter. What a vicious cycle, but I do love it so! Ah, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!a long time when the snow flies ,more then time enough, have fun
Hey, where else whould I have an excuse to suck on an incredible Maduro cigar and crank up some good 'ol Rock and Roll?, only in a snow plow truck!
More to follow, mue pronto, me Hermano!
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Thanks, Nigel, moving along steady right now.
1969
A Fixture
Good to see you back at it again Ski, back to the small brushes again now after the larger brush work
Looking forward to seeing what you have done with the deck, that will make the figures pop nicely.
Cheers
Steve
Looking forward to seeing what you have done with the deck, that will make the figures pop nicely.
Cheers
Steve
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Thanks, Stevo! The deck is getting the final touches in between figures, mainly the backing and black paint at the cut-off points. It's looking acceptable so far. Thanks, Buddy!Good to see you back at it again Ski, back to the small brushes again now after the larger brush work
Looking forward to seeing what you have done with the deck, that will make the figures pop nicely.
Cheers Steve
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Chief Engineer Fritz
Moving right along to the next figure, Chief engineer Fritz has received his initial facial work using the same process as before. It can be challenging to get a decent paint job done on a face with such exaggerated features, but I think he’s close. There are still quite a few details to feather in as well as glint in the eyes and a few minor adjustments. I’ve set him aside now to dry while I start on the Captain figure.
Not shown here I’ve also placed a base coat on his rain jacket and trousers, etc., just to get the ball rolling for later. More to follow real soon.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
Moving right along to the next figure, Chief engineer Fritz has received his initial facial work using the same process as before. It can be challenging to get a decent paint job done on a face with such exaggerated features, but I think he’s close. There are still quite a few details to feather in as well as glint in the eyes and a few minor adjustments. I’ve set him aside now to dry while I start on the Captain figure.
Not shown here I’ve also placed a base coat on his rain jacket and trousers, etc., just to get the ball rolling for later. More to follow real soon.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
Hi Ski
Good to see you've not been shirking this excellent piece ....liking the expression on the engineer's face ....coming on nicely as well
Look forward to seeing more updates....bring on the Captain
Have FUN @ the bench
Nap
Good to see you've not been shirking this excellent piece ....liking the expression on the engineer's face ....coming on nicely as well
Look forward to seeing more updates....bring on the Captain
Have FUN @ the bench
Nap
Steve Ski
A Fixture
More coming soon, Kevin.
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Captain Willen Brock has the Con!
The last figure to work is Captain Brock. He’s still looking rather rough, needing cheek work and more attention to the beard and eye areas, but the base work is set. He does have a slight pale look to him right now, but I will fix that as well.
I went ahead of myself and started working the rain coat just for fun to see how the color tones would work. There’s a lot of surface area to cover, but I like the initial tones. I’ve also worked the cap a little. I always work from top to bottom, so I’ll hold off on the coat for now and get this head completed before moving any further on the rest of the figure.
I had pretty much finished the deck a few weeks back, for the most part, but still needed to close out the sliced portion and also take care of some minor clean-ups here and there. Photos will be much better when this is all completed, but here’s just a rough idea of how the deck looks right now. I added a seat that was missing from the scene and corrected some of the flag issues, mainly the provided flag was way too big and the rigging points were not represented.
I used copper wire for the heavy cable rigging and flag rope which made it much easier to resemble a flag blowing in the wind. I didn’t go overboard, lol, on the upgrades of this deck, but I did want to spruce it up just enough to present a better picture of the scene.
Once I go back and finish off all the faces and cap I will work my way down each figure in sequence. It’s much easier to run a production line when most of the figures have the same uniforms, etc. More to follow soon.
Cheers, Ski.
The last figure to work is Captain Brock. He’s still looking rather rough, needing cheek work and more attention to the beard and eye areas, but the base work is set. He does have a slight pale look to him right now, but I will fix that as well.
I went ahead of myself and started working the rain coat just for fun to see how the color tones would work. There’s a lot of surface area to cover, but I like the initial tones. I’ve also worked the cap a little. I always work from top to bottom, so I’ll hold off on the coat for now and get this head completed before moving any further on the rest of the figure.
I had pretty much finished the deck a few weeks back, for the most part, but still needed to close out the sliced portion and also take care of some minor clean-ups here and there. Photos will be much better when this is all completed, but here’s just a rough idea of how the deck looks right now. I added a seat that was missing from the scene and corrected some of the flag issues, mainly the provided flag was way too big and the rigging points were not represented.
I used copper wire for the heavy cable rigging and flag rope which made it much easier to resemble a flag blowing in the wind. I didn’t go overboard, lol, on the upgrades of this deck, but I did want to spruce it up just enough to present a better picture of the scene.
Once I go back and finish off all the faces and cap I will work my way down each figure in sequence. It’s much easier to run a production line when most of the figures have the same uniforms, etc. More to follow soon.
Cheers, Ski.
Hi Ski
Great update , liking the way the Captain is heading
Decking looks good as well , nice weathering
Looking forward to seeing more updates
Happy benchtime
Nap
Great update , liking the way the Captain is heading
Decking looks good as well , nice weathering
Looking forward to seeing more updates
Happy benchtime
Nap
1969
A Fixture
Very realistic looking deck there Ski, like what you have done with this and will enhance the figures nicely.
Cheers
Steve
Cheers
Steve
Steve Ski
A Fixture
Thanks, Kevin and Steve. Between splitting firewood and winter prep, I'll get this set done soon.
Warren SMITH
A Fixture
coming along nicely..
